Overlapping Classes

Students can choose to major, minor, or complete a cluster within the public health-related programs, but they cannot do more than one. Due to our program’s interdisciplinary nature, no more than one course can overlap between a public health minor and another program of study.

Pre-Health Students

A public health-related major can easily integrate with an interest in the health professions, such as medical or dental school. Pre-health students may approach completing the necessary pre-health admission requirements in several different ways. It is to the applicants' advantage to tailor their schedules to reflect their specific needs and strengths. Students are strongly encouraged to consult with a health professions advisor for further program planning assistance.

Minor in Bioethics

This minor examines major ethical and legal questions that arise in medicine and public health, and the frameworks in which individual, social, and political moral decisions should be made.

The bioethics minor is intended for students who want to explore a secondary interest in the philosophical study of ethical controversies in biology, medicine, and public health. This minor comprises six courses and fulfills the humanities academic division of the Rochester Curriculum.

Minor in Epidemiology

This minor examines the principles and skills required to examine factors associated with the development and prevention of disease.

The epidemiology minor is intended for students who want to explore a secondary interest in population medicine, or those who wish to apply the skills of their major concentration to population health. This minor comprises six courses and fulfills the social sciences academic division of the Rochester Curriculum.

Minor in Health, Behavior and Society

This minor examines the psychological and societal structures and mechanisms that affect human health and health behavior.

The health, behavior and society minor is intended for students who want to explore a secondary interest in the social or behavioral medicine, or those who wish to apply the skills of their major concentration to population health. This minor comprises six courses and fulfills the social sciences academic division of the Rochester Curriculum.

Required Courses

PH 101: Introduction to Public Health IPH 116: Introduction to the U.S. Health System

Minor in Health Policy

This minor examines health policy in relation to the organization, financing, and provision of health care in the US, including its history and the role of health policy analysis in assessing population health.

The health policy minor is intended for students who want to explore a secondary interest in the fields of health care administration or health policy and planning, or those who wish to apply the skills of their major concentration to population health. This minor comprises six courses and fulfills the social sciences academic division of the Rochester Curriculum.